Rock Island
city in and the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Rock Island is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,926 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rock Island County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mississippi River[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 61201[7], 61204[8], 61299[9]
- Commons category: Rock Island, Illinois[10]
- Local dialing code: 309[11]
- Inception: 1841[12]
- Coordinate location: 41.489166666667, -90.573055555556[13]
- Official website: https://rigov.org[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rock Island, Illinois[15]
- Population: 39,018[16], 37,108[17]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rock Island, Illinois[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[23]
- Capital of: Rock Island County[24]
- Official name: Rock Island[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rock Island, Illinois[26]
- Category for people who died here: Q118292413[27]
- Number of households: 15,538[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rock Island, Illinois[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 184[30]
- Area: 44.190607[31], 46.278768[32]
- Water as percent of area: 5.7195[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Rock Island, Illinois[34]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area[35]
Why It Matters
Rock Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]